Former DU star Gabe Gauthier hosting local hockey camps

Former DU star Gabe Gauthier, who as a sophomore and junior led the Pioneers to the 2004 and 2005 NCAA titles, has formed 5280 Performance Hockey in Highlands Ranch and will host four, consecutive-week camps beginning Monday at Big Bear Ice Arena in Aurora. The fourth session ends July 1.

His full-day, week-long sessions for children ages 6 to 16 will also be taught by former Pioneers wing Kevin Ulanski of the Colorado Eagles and Rick Berry of the Avalanche, among others. Gauthier, who played eight games for the Los Angeles Kings while becoming an AHL all-star with the Manchester Monarchs from 2006-10, is doing this primarily to give back to the community, while he prepares to continue his professional career this fall.